While those perennial drum chart toppers are mostly present and correct, it’s the order of greatness - and the inclusion of the lesser-known at the expense of more-established sticksman - that will inevitably please and infuriate at the same time. But that’s the beauty of community-compiled lists!

This is a gallery of the first half of your results (50-25) - you can see the second half here. You can also pick up a copy of Rhythm for the full list plus those reader comments which helped secure their drumming heroes a place. First up: Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron.

Recommended listening

Charlie Watts

Why is he great?

Charlie Watts was a blues and jazz fan who drafted the template for hard rock. He gave classic Rolling Stones recordings like Beggars Banquet a hefty jolt of punch and pocket. Let’s start with Sympathy For The Devil…

Recommended listening

Carl Palmer

Onstage for Emerson, Lake & Palmer's final tour in 1998

Why is he great?

A drive for excellence is the hallmark of Carl’s musical philosophy that reached its apogee with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, especially on their 1971 album Pictures At An Exhibition (check out Nutrocker of Tchaikovsky's March of the Wooden Soldiers fame).